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Lucky Rathod Original post #1
Apr 25, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Friends i want good textbooks on corejava ,advance java and html.
Please mention there prices if possible.
JGuru
JGuru #2
Apr 27, 2008 at 2:51 PM
First I recommend "Head First Java, 2nd Edition" by Kathy Sierra & Bert Bates
Checkout link : *www.amazon.com/Head-First-Java-Kathy-Sierra/dp/0596009208

After you finish that head on to

Core Java : Volume I : Fundamentals
Core Java : Volume 2: Advanced Features

Checkout the link : *www.horstmann.com/corejava.html

And also download Java Tutorial from :

*java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/

As per prices goes, check them out at your nearest good book stall.
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mehulved #3
Apr 27, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Maybe you can get estimated prices from Computer Bookshop India's site.
Faun
Faun #4
Apr 27, 2008 at 7:35 PM
JGuru said:
First I recommend "Head First Java, 2nd Edition" by Kathy Sierra & Bert Bates
Checkout link : *www.amazon.com/Head-First-Java-Kathy-Sierra/dp/0596009208

After you finish that head on to

Core Java : Volume I : Fundamentals
Core Java : Volume 2: Advanced Features

Checkout the link : *www.horstmann.com/corejava.html

And also download Java Tutorial from :

*java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/

As per prices goes, check them out at your nearest good book stall.
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Head First is a must for beginners
hen u can hop on to wrox publications for hardcore programming.
Quiz_Master
Quiz_Master #5
Apr 27, 2008 at 8:35 PM
I found "Sam's Teach Yorself Java in 21 Days" and "Java for Dummies" good books.. They are easy for people new to language and keeps you interested. (Wrox fail in this regard..Its boring and as T195 said..for hardcore programmers...)
ray|raven
ray|raven #6
Apr 28, 2008 at 8:14 AM
JGuru said:
First I recommend "Head First Java, 2nd Edition" by Kathy Sierra & Bert Bates
Checkout link : *www.amazon.com/Head-First-Java-Kathy-Sierra/dp/0596009208

After you finish that head on to

Core Java : Volume I : Fundamentals
Core Java : Volume 2: Advanced Features

Checkout the link : *www.horstmann.com/corejava.html

And also download Java Tutorial from :

*java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/

As per prices goes, check them out at your nearest good book stall.
Click to expand...

+1, Head First is as good as it gets for starters.
Then you can just move on to learning the api.
aasisvinayak
aasisvinayak #7
May 7, 2008 at 11:07 PM
JAVA

Java Pocket Guide
By Robert Liguori, Patricia Liguori

Ajax on Java
By Steven Douglas Olson

Java and XML , Third Edition
By Brett McLaughlin, Justin Edelson

Java Enterprise in a Nutshell , Third Edition
By Jim Farley, William Crawford

For HTML

You can got books by Ian Graham

The HTML 4.0 Sourcebook &
The HTML Stylesheet Sourcebook